Drum roll your desks to help build some suspense because the Ubuntu 25.10 codename has been confirmed as …’Questing Quokka’.
—Oh wait; I put in the headline so you already knew!
As expected, the new Ubuntu codename keeps to convention, following on in alphabetical order—the previous release begins (it’s not out yet) with a ‘P’—and using a cute adjective and animal combo.
Now, Canonical had teased the supposed new codename of Ubuntu 25.10 a few weeks back when it tweeted (or whatever the equivalent term is called on X) “Quizzical Quokka”. Except, it did that on April 1, aka April Fools’ day, aka tedious-tryhard-unfunny-prank day.
Thus, the ‘quizzical’ element from their earlier tease turned out to be more of an encouragement to question than a statement of fact. Canonical has announced other release codenames on social media (albeit never on April 1st) in the same way, adding to the plausibility.
Still, it seems only half of our collective leg was pulled.
The next release mascot is indeed a ‘Quokka’ — I’m thrilled with since a mammalian return to earth after two avian ambassadors means I won’t have to tediously trace around yet-more feathers in the over-designed graphics I make for articles on this blog! ;)
What’s in a codename?
Ubuntu 25.10 is ‘Questing Quokka’ — what does it mean?
Questing is an adjective meaning to make “a long or arduous search for something” — a term familiar to fans of JRPGs, where “something” is always a unique herb located on a remote mountain home to inexplicably powerful felines who can help you save the world from an ancient evil you didn’t know existed until twenty minutes ago…
A Quokka is a small short-tailed wallaby with a ridiculously cute face, round ears and epic tree-climbing abilities, native to Western Australia. As a release mascot it’s fitting: friendly, approachable, and forever smiling, much like the distro is to Linux newbies!
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